Live theatre shows in Toronto with ticket prices of $25 or less, playing the week of May 15th, 2018. Perfect for the budget-conscious theatre-goer. This week’s selections are sure to please with some amazing PWYC options, secret venues, and a festival inspired by young artists! Check them out below the cut:
Continue reading Cheap Theatre in Toronto the Week of May 15th, 2018
Toronto live theatre for the week of May 14th, 2018. This week’s picks feature a new festival, a true story, and a PWYC performance in a secret locale (plus so much more)! Our Managing Editor Wayne is on hand with a few of his top picks in red. Check them out below the cut:
Continue reading Playlistings in Toronto for the week of May 14th
August Wilson’s masterwork play hits all the right notes, now on stage in TorontoWhen you walk into the theatre for Soulpepper‘s adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, you’re walking into a 1920s recording studio. This is apparent immediately, from the well-loved piano and old-fashioned microphones littering the stage, lying in wait to be used. While the space itself is relatively unassuming, the drama that takes place within is an elegant, well-acted, intricately crafted show that’s both entertaining and cerebral. Continue reading Review: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Soulpepper)
Toronto’s Citadel + Compagnie presents a dance program inspired by Elvis and Johnny CashYou might think that a show entitled Elvis & The Man in Black was a music concert. But it’s not. It’s actually an evening of dance currently being performed by Citadel + Compagnie. The two pieces shown are each inspired by and set to the music of a legend of 20th century American music – Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. Continue reading Review: Elvis & The Man in Black (Citadel + Compagnie)
Linda Griffith’s play about Margaret and Pierre Trudeau is currently on stage in TorontoMaggie and Pierre opened on Thursday at Tarragon Theatre Workspace. Depending on your age Linda Griffith’s play about Margaret and Pierre Trudeau’s tumultuous marriage could be a trip down memory lane or a history lesson.
For me it was definitely memory lane. For a couple of reasons. Margaret Trudeau, Linda Griffith, and I were born within five years of each other, that’s our shared history. And, because I saw Linda Griffith perform Maggie and Pierre in 1981. It made a huge impression on me. Continue reading Review: Maggie and Pierre (timeshare)